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Human immunodeficiency virus testing for elective orthopedic procedures: results in a community-based hospital
- Source :
- Orthopedics. 24(1)
- Publication Year :
- 2001
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Abstract
- Between January 1, 1989 and July 31 , 1995, voluntary preoperative screening tests for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, using an enzyme-linked immunosorbant assay, were completed on 2727 patients who underwent elective orthopedic surgical procedures. There were 2719 (99.7%) negative, 4 (0.15%) positive, and 3 (0.11%) false-positive results; 1 test was indeterminate (0.04%). All 4 positive patients were men with a mean age of 32 years (range: 26-43 years). Although the prevalence of positive tests is low in this setting, voluntary testing alerts the surgeon to higher risk patients, does not sacrifice patient care, and enables the incorporation of more extensive precautionary measures in the operating room to minimize occupational risks to the surgical team.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
HIV Infections
Hospitals, Community
medicine.disease_cause
Sensitivity and Specificity
Prevalence
Medicine
Humans
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Orthopedic Procedures
Community based
Surgical team
Maryland
business.industry
Preoperative screening
Orthopedic Surgical Procedure
Surgery
Elective Surgical Procedures
Emergency medicine
Orthopedic surgery
Viral disease
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 01477447
- Volume :
- 24
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Orthopedics
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....2c552331070cccf3aad744c740af7a76